Bloom: From Food to Fuel, The Epic Story of How Algae Can Save Our World - Tapa dura

Kassinger, Ruth

 
9781783964413: Bloom: From Food to Fuel, The Epic Story of How Algae Can Save Our World
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ISBN 10: 1783964413 ISBN 13: 9781783964413
Editorial: Elliott & Thompson Limited, 2019

Sinopsis

Say 'algae' and most people think of pond scum. What they don't know is that without algae, none of us would exist.

There are as many algae on earth as stars in the universe, and they have been essential to life on our planet for aeons. Algae created our oxygen-rich atmosphere, abundant oceans and coral reefs. Crude oil is made of dead algae, and algae are the ancestors of all plants.

Today, seaweed production is a multi-billion-dollar industry, with algae hard at work to make your sushi, beer, paint, toothpaste, shampoo and so much more. Delving into science and history, in this revelatory book Ruth Kassinger takes readers on an around-the-world, behind-the-scenes, and into-the-kitchen tour. We'll meet the algae innovators working towards a sustainable future: from seaweed farmers in South Korea, to scientists using it to clean the dead zones in our waterways, to the entrepreneurs fighting to bring algae fuel and plastics to market.

Bloom will overturn everything you thought you knew about algae and the immense power that they hold. This could be the future of our rapidly changing world.

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Acerca del autor

Ruth Kassinger is the author of Paradise Under Glass and A Garden of Marvels, as well as a number of award-winning science and history books for young adults. She has written for the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Health magazine, National Geographic Explorer, and other publications. She is a frequent speaker at conservatories, arboretums and garden clubs, and has been featured on radio shows and Voice of America.

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Editorial
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Año de publicación
2019
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1783964413
ISBN 13 
9781783964413
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
416
Contacto del fabricante
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